The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-03
ANNEXATION or CANADA.

ANNEXATION OF CANADA.
The Views Of Prominent Canadl.
ans on the Subject.
4 The World publishes On article cover
ing two columns and . quarter contain
Ing the views OF prominent Canadian,
On the question Of the annexation Of
Canada. After review Of the history
OF the country and brief sketch of the
composition Of the population OF Canada
the correspondent says that many men
with whom be talked admit privately
that commercial union meant ultimate
annexation, but shrunk from being quo.
ted on the subject. The farmers, who
form big share OF the voting popula.
ton, are most outspoken, and are, so iaI
as the correspondent could learn, almost
unanimous IN demanding commercia
union, and good many Of them are mol
afraid to look the probable conseq quencs
In the face.
\ In conversation had with open annexa.
tionists and others who are alleged 10 be
annsxstionists in disguise, the reasons
that exists from . Canadian standpoint
for ct least closer union with the Uni.
ted States were forcibly and exhaustive.
ly Get forth. They are summed up brief.
~ as arising from the fact that Canada Il
10 : state of stagnation. The policy thai
the government has attempted to carry
out has proven failure, and the coun.
try 10 heavily burdened with debt. Itl
geographical location makes free com.
munication and alliance with the United
States the most natural thing in th<
world.
| Large bodies Of people in some Of the
provinces have been 70. years crying fcI
annexation, and the cry Is being extend.
ed - the foolishnese of being shut ouI
from prosperity BY IN arbitrary and i'm.
Iaginary line becomes more generally mn.
dersto0d. The article next reviews the
design In the confederation Of the prov.
inces in 1867, and sets forth that IL VA
for the purpose Of forcing trade from
one to the other, and with this snd ID
view, $50. 600 600 were spent In erect
ing the lnter-C Colonial & Canadian Pa.
Ici6c railroads. In 1879 Q tariff was put
on for similar purpose. but this came
10 naught. One OF the causes 10 that the
Dominion being In one zone does mol
lpossess the various climates and produc.
ltions Of the United States, and it 10 sin.
Iply c case OF swapping Jack knives. A
tax put upon the iron Of Nevc Scotis
Immediately strikes the consumer in On.
Itari0 where there is iron but no coal
and the consumer in the northwesl
where there is neither coal nor iron.
| The provinces have 70 be continually
lbribed with subsidies to behave them.
selves. The provinces draw 90 much
per head from the Dominion treasury
and the result il that knowing they have
the vaults In Ottawa TO fall back on they
launch out In al sorts of extrayagsnce,
and when they become indebted demand
large subsidies. This has helped to pile
up the debt, and the National debt, 10.
gether with those Of the provinces, now
amount 10 500, 100000 for . population
OF 100000 The great province Of On
tario has none ct all, and her constant
complaint IL that abe is the COW from
which al the others are sucking, and her
discomfort because Of this the reason for
the feeling which is gaining ground that
annexation might not be bad thing.
The farmers are generally dissatisfied
because the railroad rates will not per-
init the carrying Of their products to any
point where II will pay them. They say
the obliteration Of the dividing line
would enable them to ship their barley,
which is now shipped to the United
States, without having to pay duty. The
lumber men complain that the present
duty closes the United States market to
them. These are among the principal
reasons for the desire for annexation.
In Nova Scotia the dissatisfaction Is very
pronounced. She has to buy her wheat
from Ontario at much higher rates than
It could be obtained from the United
States but for the heavy tariff. Nova
Scotia, Prince Edward's Island and New
Brunswick have no market for their
goods, and for long time past the ques-
ton Of annexation has been agitatcd by
them. They believe that the natural
drift Of trade Is between them and the
United States.
To sum up the whole situation, the
World correspondent says that there is
IN intense feeling Of discomfort through
out the Dominion, and that it's door is
ajar for the peaceful invasion OF Cana
d. that the probabilities are it will not
be long before IL is thrown wide open.
The article concludes with . review OIL
The history OF the Canadian Pacific road
and the purposes for which IL was built.
The failure Of the endcsvors Of the gov
ernment to induce emigration to the
northwest and the reasons therefor,
among which are: The climate, lack Of
railroad competition. and the high rates
for bringing wheat to the seaboard from
that territory - compared with those Of
The United States.
A Chicago paper says: Indiana is|
getting . boom and no mistake. She
seems to have oceans Of wealth stored
deep In the earth ready for the needs of
IN enterprising people. II has needed
|uet thia Ia Wak0 hoOaiord0m M and III